Rhode Island State Representative

Earl Read 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 10)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7135

Introduced
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/26/26  
Creates a program through which fire departments and fire districts are notified of locations of registrants of electric and hybrid motor vehicles can register their vehicles with their local fire department or fire district.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7149

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Report Pass
4/29/26  
Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8297

Introduced
3/13/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Report Pass
4/30/26  
Amends the refiling process for rules and regulations under the administrative procedures act by implementing a confirmation and attestation system to confirm agency rules and regulations are active and effective.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7115

Introduced
1/15/26  
Mandates the use of a soft-shell helmet cover device that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7161

Introduced
1/16/26  
Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse. Grant a 2.89% COLA for eligible retirees. Provided a modification reducing federal AGI for public pension benefits from the RI employees retirement system.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7160

Introduced
1/16/26  
Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire when they have at least twenty-eight (28) years of active service and their retirement age, when combined with the number of their years of service reaches, the number eighty-five (85).
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8244

Introduced
3/6/26  
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE DISPARATE IMPACT OF DISCIPLINARY POLICIES ON STUDENTS (Creates an 12-member commission to study the impact on family and school performance in relation to current disciplinary policies in public schools, and would report back by November 17, 2027, and would expire on February 17, 2028.)
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8251

Introduced
3/6/26  
Refer
3/6/26  
Report Pass
4/14/26  
HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE THE AWARD OF THE ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL, OR SIMILAR RECOGNITION, TO UNITED STATES SERVICE MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN HONDURAS FROM 1981 TO 1992
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8247

Introduced
3/6/26  
Refer
3/6/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Changes the term of drug court to recovery court.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8242

Introduced
3/6/26  
Establishes an oversight process which would safeguard individuals seeking therapy or psychotherapy services by ensuring that the services are delivered by qualified, licensed, or certified professionals.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8264

Introduced
3/11/26  
Requires that retailers retain money received for gift certificates in a separate account, until the gift certificate is used or redeemed.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8267

Introduced
3/11/26  
Establishes a procedure for a health insurer to reimburse a healthcare provider no less than sixty-five percent (65%) of each unpaid co-payment, co-insurance or deductible amount due, after reasonable collection efforts.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8276

Introduced
3/11/26  
Requires specific notice of the tax sale to the taxpayer with a copy of this § 44-9-10 attached thereto. Failure to do so would render the tax sale null and void.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8283

Introduced
3/12/26  
HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING MIRANDA MARIE MUSUMECI ON BEING NAMED MISS IRELAND IN THE WEST WARWICK ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE 2026
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8293

Introduced
3/13/26  
Permits non-sworn public safety officers/security guards at private colleges/universities to detain individuals for no longer than 30 minutes within the campus’s jurisdiction if the officer or guard believes the person committed a criminal offense.